ArmInfo. Yesterday Russia extradited to Azerbaijan a political figure of Transcaucasia, one of the leaders of the Talysh national movement, the chairman of the movement "For the Revival of Tallish> Fakhraddin Abbasov, who lived in political emigration in Russia. About extradition of Abbasov report Azerbaijani media with reference to the press center of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan. It is noteworthy that even on February 28, the media reported on the disappearance of Abbasov from the remand prison.
On February 28, Amnesty International made a statement demanding that the Russian authorities promptly conduct an impartial and efficient investigation into reports of the disappearance of an Azerbaijani opposition figure from the remand prison.
Amnesty International at the Talysh National Academy in Minsk reported that on Wednesday morning, February 27, some law enforcement officers came to the detention center where Abbasov was detained. They allegedly submitted an official letter from the Prosecutor General's Office, which ordered the release of Abbasov. They took the oppositionist with them. At the same time, his personal belongings remained in isolation. Later Abbasov's lawyer confirmed this information.
On February 28 at 3:00pm a trial in the case of Abbasov was to take place. The court in connection with the disappearance of the applicant could not establish its location and postponed the hearing to March 18. "First of all, Abbasov was not originally supposed to be arrested for further extradition to Azerbaijan.
Russia had to comply with its international obligations under international human rights law, prohibiting the deportation and extradition of persons to countries where they would be at risk of torture and cruel treatment. If he was really released for further transfer to the Azerbaijani authorities, this can be regarded as a gross violation of international law. Moreover, this goes against the official position of the Supreme Court of Russia, which in 2012 ordered lower courts to respect Russia's obligations under international law and not to satisfy extradition requests if there are fears that the extradited could be subjected to torture and other ill-treatment>, director of Amnesty International in Russia Natalia Zvyagina said.
To recall Abbasov was detained on September 6, 2018 by the Moscow police. The reason for his arrest was the demand of the Main Investigative Department of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, which announced the policy on the interstate search.
In Azerbaijan, on July 12, 2018, a criminal case was initiated against Abbasov under articles 281.2 ("Repeated public calls for a change in the constitutional order or violation of the territorial integrity of the Azerbaijan Republic") and 283.1 ("Incitement of national hostility") of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. Two days later, the Sabail District Court of Baku arrested Abbasov in absentia for 4 months and declared him on the interstate wanted list. In Azerbaijan, he faces imprisonment for up to 5 years.
According to Turan, Abbasov is an associate of Alikram Hummatov – the leader of the self- proclaimed Talysh-Mughan Republic. The historian Fakhraddin Abbasov in 1981-1995 He taught at the Belarusian State University, in 1993-1995. He was the editor of the "Tolyshi Sado "newspaper In 1993, during the military-political crisis in Azerbaijan, Abbasov became one of the leaders of the Talysh separatist movement, taking the post of chairman of the parliament of the Talysh- Mughan Republic, proclaimed in southern Azerbaijan. In 1995 he moved to Russia, where he published the newspaper "Talysh". In May 2005, he took part in an international conference on the Talysh problem in Armenia. In Azerbaijan, the conference was regarded as support for separatism.